Hinge



umrsn STATES r.gnnr OFFICE.

WILLIAM KANTER, OF GLEVELAND, CHIC, ASSIGNOR T0 TEE KANTERS S'IAIMPING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OB CLEVELAND, OI-IIO, A CORPORATION 013 OI-IIO.

HING-E. 1

Be it known thut I, VVILLIAM KANTER, 11 citizen 01 the United States, resicling et Clevelancl in the county 01 Cuyahoga ancl Starte 01 Ohio, h ave inventecl a certain new ancl nselul Improvement in Hinges, 01": which the following is n. fnll. clear, anal exact cleseription, reference being hacl t0 the eccompnnying clrawings.

This invention reletes t0 improvements in hinges, and it has 1":01 certein 01 its objects the procluction of 21 hinge that is especially suitable f01 hanging sereen cloors; that involves an angle plate which is aclaptecl to engnge the front ancl sicle suriaces 01 the door er elosure ancl which is clesign6cl t0 acconnnorlate 1astening menns, such es Screws, disposed at right engles t0 euch other; that involves a sccond plate pivotally connectecl to the first ancl which 1nny be offset realwarclly fron1 the front plane 01 the cloor er closure substantially the thickness thereof und arrangecl f0r attachment clirectly t0 the cl0or 1rame{ thus obviating the use of filler blocks 01' the like macle necessary in the use 01T orclinary hinges in hanging sereen rloors where tl1e clo0r is wantecl to ahnt against the fnce of the frame.

A. further object of the invention is the economical procluction 01 a hinge o.f the ubove character practically entirely fro1n sheot meiulso cleSigrned es to permit 01 easy access to the eonnecting} 1n-ea11s er screws \\'herehy Et is attachecl t0 the closure zincl irame. A it'u1ther object is t0. eonstruct the hinge so that 21 part o1 one plate is arrnnged 110 be engagecl loy the other und thus constitute 21 stop to limit the move1nent o'f seid other plate in 21 direction in whieh it is udz1ptecl t0 loe impellecl by a spring whioh rnny be incorporated in the hinge. And a. further object i's to inelncle a sheet metal sleeve 'I01' incasing the spring und whieh is Preferably hold in place by the spring ancl parts 01 one of the plet-es without the neecl 01 other securing means.

In the accompanying clrziwing which 0011- stitutes a part hereof, I have shown a. hinge wherein the foregoing objects ere ettained. Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of a screen door attachecl to a fmme by the use of a hinge 01 my invention; Fig. 2 shows, in perspective, the various elements of the hinge emmmtzed; and Fi 53 is 11. eentral Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ji1ly 12, 1921.

Application filecl J'anuary 19, 1917. Serial N0. 143,210.

horizontal section tlnough the hinge and the acljacent arts 01 the cloor ancl frame.

Describing the' invention 'by the use of reference characteis, 1 represents an angle plate that is adapted to be attaehed t0 the iront anal sicle suriaces 0f a screen cl0or 0r other closure A, by means 0f the screws or iheir eqnivrlents 2 ancl 3, respectively. lt will be observecl that the screws 2 enter the front 0E the cl00r et right nngles t0 the screw 3 which enter9 the sicle thereof, thns ren riering the connection between the angle pleite 'ancl the cloor very seeure. Vingsi 4 extencl right angles fro1n euch end 01 the platze lnncl arepioviclecl with epertures 5.

A seconcl plate 6 is shown as securecl to the. frzune B loy fastening 1neans 01 screws 7, sind this plate is also proviclecl with wings 8 which extencl et right angles 1r01n its encls a'ncl overlzup the wings 41 01 the forrner plate, the wings 8 having apertures 9 which are arlepted when thep'arts are in correct relative position, to aline with the apertures 5 0.1 the former plete for the reception of a rivet er pintle 10.

spring 1na.y be includecl for meintaining the spring nlates in normal relative position with the door closed, such a spring being shown nt 11. The spring surrouncls end is helrl in place by the pintle 10 withoneof its ende engaging the plate 1 acljacent one 01 its wingg:s 41 ancl with its opposite encl engr zwqecl ever e hook 12 thnt is struek up from the win;r 8 01 the ren1ete end 01" the plate .11 stnmpe-rl metal sleeve 15 surrounds an l inenses the Spring 11, the sleeve being n :rchecl at 16 und. 17 f0r the eecommodation of'the ende of the spring, and the end portions 01 the spring engnging the vertical welle of' the notches 16 ancl 17 hold the sleeve 15 ngainst nnduly turning upon the spring un l revealing its open sicle.

The ortion 01 the angle plate 1 whioh is intendecl for engngement with the sicle 0f he door er elosure is 0f suflicient width to ahnt the inner eclge 01 the plate 6. Thus a stop is proviclecl for limiting the movement 0f the plate 1 by the spring 11. Brackets 18, which nrmy he struck up from either the plate 6 or' its wings 8, fill the angles between the' Platte 2LIl{l its wings anal strengthen the plate t0 withstancl the Weight o1 the cloor oir Closure. It will be obserfied that all. o? the fastening means o1. screws are e'aslly accessible for the pu1pose of attach ing 0r letaching tl1e hinge; und while ;he hinge ls snbsfantial c0nstruction anal at tractive ap'pearance, it is economical 01t' manufacture} practically the entire strncture be' ing formecl ol:' sheet n1etal stalnpings whicl1, when assemblecl, a1e l1elcl together nclin correct relation to each other becanse o:f tl1eir peculiar clesign ancl arrangement by Ehe s0le means 0f the pintle 10.

lavin tlms clescribe l my invention what I claim is l. A hinge comprising an angle plate a lapted t0 engage' the freut and sicle surlaces ol" a elosure an l designed to accorn- 1nodate fastening rneans alisposecl at righ anpg1es to each other, and a seconcl plate pivetally cennected t0 the first ancl forward o'lf eai :l fronl; surface, saicl seeond platelaeing2;

che closure is swung to elosing position.

2. A;hinge comprising an angle plate atlapte l t0 engage the front an l snle Sur- -faees el' a closure ancl clesignecl t0 aeconnrn0date fastening means, certain of'whicl1 enter l:l1e sirle ancl 0thers the front o-l the eloeure, a second plate offset rearwanlly l?rnm ehe plane 0f the fr0nt surface elf tl1e closnre vsaizl plates having 0V1lmpping portions disposed beyond the front surfaee 0*E the Closure and means pivotally connecting saicl plates, the eieconcl plate being tleignecl t0 permit oas y access to ll1e fastening means which-enters tl1e side of the elosure when the closure is in closing position.

A hinge comprising an angle plate a laptecl to engage the fronc, und sicle surfaces of a elosure, wings: extending 1":rem tne en ls 0f tl1e plate in substantially parallel relation fi1o eacl1 other, a ser:on l plate oll'set reamvarclly frorn the plane 019 "ehe l?ront surface 0f tl1e closure and having' wings whlch extencl forwarclly ancl overlap the wings 0f the formen: plate, a pintle pivotally conneetingthe overlappingwings of the plates, spring surrouncling the pintle an l having one encl in engagement with tl1e front portion of the angle plaoe, the ocl1er plate hnving a projection 011 one of its end wings for holding ehe opposite end 0f the Spring, a sleeve clisposed between the oppose l encl wings of the plates and inclosing tl1e spring, the seenn :l plate having a portlon constituting a stop to be engagecl by and li1nit the' movement ofi ehe firstplate in tl1e directi(m in which it is impellecl l3y saiql spring.

4. hinge comprising a sl1eet metal plate aclaptecl to be attachecl to the fr0nt ancl sicle smrfag:es of a cloeure, wings extencling from tl1e ende 0f the frontsurface of the plaee in sul seantially parallel relation to each othe1. a seconcl sheet meta-l plate ofiset real?- Wa1 lly lrom the parallel te the plane 0l tl1e l?1enfi enrfa ee 0l he (lOSIUYQ ancll1avi ngwings whieh extend forwarclly und overlap the wixlgs 0li' tl1e forrnerplate, bracl ets between tl1e bocly p01li011 0f the seconcl plate ancl it-s wlngs' anal disposecl at right angles to ehe wings, ancl means pivotally connecting the everlapping wings 01 the plates.

- 5 A hinge;comprising CWO sheet 1netal plates euch having encl wings which everlap the encl wings 0f the other, a pintle pivotally conneming tl1e engl wings of alle 13W0 plaltes a spring surrouncling ehe pintle ancl having an encl engaging each plate, ancl a sl1eet metal sleeve incasing'g tl1espring ancl having it inne1 side open an l notches in il7s ende for the oceupancy oftl1e encl portl0ns 0f ihe spring, wl1erefore the sleeve is held against turning to reveal its open sicle.

In tesl;imony Meereof, I herennto allix my .s1 mture in alle presence 0f '0W wi.inessee- WILLIAM KANTER.

WVi-finesses:

L. J. IXANTER, A. A. KANTER. 

